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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 By Deborah GilbertNews and Information Services Her face on the giant teleconference screen in the Union’s Anderson Room was blocked by scrambled pixels, but the female college student’s slurred words were distinct enough. “I am not drunk. Why are you giving me a ticket? Why? I’m not drunk. Really.”…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 Libertarian Tim O’Brien addresses students. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Paula Saha By far the most well-attended of the four evenings, Wednesday night’s segment of “Affirmative Action 101: Understanding the Controversy” turned into political baiting as Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith, Rep. Ted Wallace, Rep. David Jaye and Libertarian Party…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 Trouble-shooter, repairman and putt-putt golf course designer Bill Settles works on a stationary bike (above), and a stairmaster at Recreational Sports. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Kerry Colligan When I met Bill Settles, a machine mechanic for Recreational Sports, he was in the process of disassembling a stationary bike.…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 Alok Agrawal (left) and William Youmans share their views on diversity at the U-M. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Rebecca A. Doyle “Many people who look like me are sitting back in Detroit because they can’t believe they could ever succeed or be accepted at the University of Michigan,”…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 Incoming Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Kasdin (right) helps Chandler W. Matthews unwrap his farewell gift at last week’s Regents’ meeting. Matthews has held the post on an interim basis since Jan. 1997, after being called back from his first retirement. ‘We all love Chandler,’ said…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 By Jane R. Elgass The University will ask the state for a 4 percent increase ($12.6 million) in its annual appropriation and an additional $4.5 million to fund two new initiatives. The Regents approved the request at their meeting last week. The 4 percent increase is a continuation of…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 By Jane R. Elgass The business portion of the November Senate Assembly meeting last week was brief, with most of the time devoted to an address by Provost Nancy Cantor on her new approach to budgeting, reported on elsewhere in this issue. Members were advised that the recommendation for…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 Provost Nancy Cantor also briefed the Regents on the changes in approach to budgeting at their meeting last week. Photo by Bob Kalmbach Editor’s Note: The Nov. 19 issue of the Record incorrectly indicated thatthe text of Provost Nancy Cantor’s presentation to Senate Assembly on VCM would appear in…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 The Frieze Building, completed in 1907, is one of the academic facilities scheduled for renovations with capital outlay funding from the state. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Kerry Colligan The University will receive $79 million from the state of Michigan for capital outlay projects on the Ann Arbor campus.…
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November 19, 1997
The University Record, November 19, 1997 From Mail Service The following information will help units plan for delivery of mail during the upcoming holiday periods, the busiest time of year for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Closing dates for the USPS are Nov. 27, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Service is suspended to University units…
